Town Studio is privileged to host some of the most well known models in the industry, and has also hosted some models with incredible promise. What makes a model an icon? Is it a moment in time? Is the model a celebrity or is a model representative of a particular moment in time that mirrors our collective identity? Let’s look at some of these icons and think about collective identity and the models that defined the eras.

Without the lens of truth photography casts, documenting the experiences of Black people throughout history would be vastly different. From the early days of photography to the present, Black photographers have used the medium to capture and preserve the history and culture, and of Black community.

When we think about photography and portraiture, and celebrity, do certain images of celebrities come to mind? Of course they do. Unless your mind works in movie clips, images will come directly to mind.